Income/Expenses
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Allowances to councillors are taxed as part of their overall income. I use the net payment to cover costs that include car fuel, planning submissions, stationary, mobile phone, etc. The mobile expenditure is also subsidized by an allowance and the Council facilitates elected members to minimise costs by including them in the corporate phone scheme. On average, pre-tax annual income for my role was €23,926. Given the economic decline, I decided to not take any of the council budget that is to cover travel and subsistence costs. I asked the Council to re-allocate some of these directly to eligble projects. The unused balance was absorbed back into the general budget to pay down the deficit. Since 2009, €26,798.94 of "my" expenses were re-allocated to other needs. This resulted in an average pre-tax annual income of €18,651.94. |
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Cllr Pádraig McEvoy's income from Kildare County Council
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Year |
Period |
Council |
Council |
Mid-East |
Total |
Unclaimed |
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2009 |
11 Jun – 31 Dec |
€ 9,545.35 |
€ 134.62 |
€ 923.80 |
€ 9,679.97 |
€ 2,920.54 |
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2010 |
1 Jan – 31 Dec |
€ 16,666.26 |
€ 138.08 |
€ 1,847.60 |
€18,651.94 |
€ 5,307.10 |
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2011 |
1 Jan – 31 Dec |
€ 16,666.26 |
€ 113.52 |
€ 1,847.60 |
€18,627.38 |
€ 5,307.10 |
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2012 |
1 Jan – 31 Dec |
€ 16,666.26 |
€ 105.33 |
€ 1,847.60 |
€18,619.19 |
€ 5,307.10 |
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2013 |
1 Jan – 31 Dec |
€ 16,587.09 |
€ 105.30 |
€ 1,847.60 |
€18,539.99 |
€ 5,307.10 |
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2014 |
1 Jan – 31 Mar |
€ 3,809.52* |
€ 24.30* |
€ 577.37* |
€ 4,411.19* |
€ 2,650.00* |
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2009-2014 |
Totals |
€ 79,940.74 |
€ 621.15 |
€ 7,967.77 |
€88,529.66 |
€ 26,798.94 |
* To be confirmed
I have not claimed any expenses for conference fees or attendence.
The Public Register is available at Áras Chill Dara. Some details are published online.
Summary Details of Reallocated Expenses
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Year |
Unclaimed Expenses |
Reallocated Funds |
Project / Use |
Beneficiary |
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2009 |
€ 2,920.54 |
€ 2,920.54 |
Deficit Reduction | Kildare County Council |
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2010 |
€ 5,307.10 |
€ 2,582.12 |
Replacement Gate | Abbey Cemetery Committee |
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€ 500.00 |
Public Art Project | Clane Youth Project | ||
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€ 2,224.98 |
Deficit Reduction | Kildare County Council | ||
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2011 |
€ 5,307.10 |
€ 5,306.41 |
Trees and Plants | Clane Tidy Towns |
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2012 |
€ 5,307.10 |
€ 1,839.97 |
Computers and Software | County Kildare Fáilte |
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€ 1,589.00 |
Fencing of Open Space | Clane Tidy Towns | ||
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€ 1,878.13 |
Training | Clane Youth Project | ||
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2013 |
€ 5,307.10 |
€ 3,000.00 |
Heritage Tourism Project | County Kildare Fáilte |
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€ 240.00 |
Mobile Phone & Contract | County Kildare Fáilte | ||
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€ 1,428.28 |
National Spring Clean | Tír na Mona/ Clane Tidy Towns | ||
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€ 638.82 |
Deficit Reduction | Kildare County Council | ||
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2014 |
€ 2,650.00 |
€ 775.54 |
National Spring Clean | Tír na Mona/ Clane Tidy Towns |
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€ 625.00 |
Auditor Costs | Unit 13 Scout Hall | ||
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Total |
€ 26,798.94 |
€ 25,548.79 |
The Irish Independent have covered the issue of income and expenses for county councillors during 2012-2013.